Private Podcast | Use of Protected Podcasts

A protected podcast limits access to the RSS feed and the Podigee blog. Authorized listeners use credentials or a personal feed URL with an access token.

Your plan sets feature availability and listener limits. See the current plans and the features in your account. Older plans and individual agreements can have different conditions.

Choose between a public link and protected access

• Anyone with the link may listen: A public feed or page shared with selected people is still public. Not submitting it to a directory does not authenticate listeners or prevent forwarding.
• Only authorized listeners may access the feed: Use a protected podcast and individual listener access. Keep personal feed tokens private. This controls access; it does not prevent an authorized listener from copying audio.

A listener can follow their personal feed in a compatible app without publishing the show in that app's directory. Do not submit a personal feed to a public catalog. Use the private-feed app instructions and Spotify distinction below when you choose a listening app.

Limits of access protection

Authorized listeners can save or copy audio files. Removal of listener access does not delete files that the listener already downloaded. Do not assume that removal also blocks media URLs that the listener already received.

A protected page on your own website does not automatically protect each linked media file. Do not publish personal feed URLs with access tokens.

Enable access protection

1. Open the podcast settings.
2. Open the General tab.
3. If your account includes the feature, enable Access restriction.

Manage listeners

Open Manage listeners. You can add, manage, or remove listeners there.

To invite a listener, enter the email address and your message. Select Invite listener. Podigee sends a registration link. The email provider also controls delivery. The example below is in German.

The listener list shows invitations and existing accounts. The example below is in German.

After a change, make sure that the access settings give the necessary result. Access in your own browser alone does not show what another listener can open.

See the podcast app instructions for personal feed URLs.

Web player

Under Web-player and Embedded, you can change the controls that the player shows. Hidden download controls change the interface. They do not prevent authorized listeners from copying the audio file that they receive.

External systems

An API is available for listener management through external systems. See API - Getting started and the API documentation. Make sure that permissions and access to the protected feed give the necessary result.